A&P Ch 8 Test Review Part 2/2

What membrane divides the outer ear from the middle ear?

The vibration of sound waves causes the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, to move against an ossicle known as ________.

Dynamic equilibrium receptors that detect information about angular or rotational movements of the head are housed in the ________.

What type of chemoreceptor is responsible for our sense of smell?

The small, peglike projections of the tongue's surface are called ________.

What are the three cranial nerves that carry taste sensations to the brain?

The five taste sensations are ________.

• sweet, sour, chewy, gritty, greasy

• sweet, sour, bitter, pasty, gritty

• sweet, salty, spicy, bitter, gritty

• sweet, sour, bitter, salty, umami

What type of photoreceptor cell allows us to see gray tones in dim light, and provides our peripheral vision?

A person with total color blindness may lack ________.

• rods

• Hair cells

• Cones

• optic disc

The inability to see distant objects is termed "nearsighted" or ________.